No More Humming Along
NEED TO KNOW SENEGAL No More Humming Along Senegal has long been an island of stability on a continent where war, famine […]
What’s My Name?
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A Capricious Coquette
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Battling a Legacy
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Buyer’s Remorse
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Neighbors, Not Friends
NEED TO KNOW JORDAN Neighbors, Not Friends King Abdullah II of Jordan recently annulled a lease deal that allowed Israelis to farm […]
Listen, Thucydides
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A Land of Waiting
NEED TO KNOW CENTRAL AMERICA A Land of Waiting Wearing his red and white “Make Tijuana Great Again” hat, Mayor Juan Manuel […]
A Shaky Domino
NEED TO KNOW MOLDOVA A Shaky Domino Athletes recently sprinted through Milestii Mici, a 124-mile-long wine cellar in the tiny east European […]
A Tipping Point?
NEED TO KNOW VENEZUELA A Tipping Point? How long can it go on this way in Venezuela? The economy contracted by 18 […]
Selective Memories
NEED TO KNOW CROATIA Selective Memories Croatia’s ombudswoman – the official charged with promoting equality and fighting discrimination in the modern-day republic […]
Wanted: Revolution
NEED TO KNOW ZIMBABWE Wanted: Revolution Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa decided to skip the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month. […]
The Silent Killer
NEED TO KNOW WORLD The Silent Killer Things went downhill for Tomoki, a 29-year-old Japanese man, after he quit his job in […]
Do Not Repeat
NEED TO KNOW CHINA & RUSSIA Do Not Repeat Stories of American warplanes and naval ships jousting with their Russian and Chinese […]
Bullets and Suitcases
NEED TO KNOW EL SALVADOR Bullets and Suitcases Murders in El Salvador, one of the most dangerous countries in the world, declined […]
Lethal Rhetoric
NEED TO KNOW POLAND Lethal Rhetoric Americans think polarization in Washington is bad. Poland is a close competitor. On Jan. 13, a […]
From Miracle to Mire
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Waiting to be Heard
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A Child Left Behind
NEED TO KNOW LEBANON A Child Left Behind In the opening of the 2018 Lebanese film “Capernaum,” a little boy who lives […]
Cooling Fires
NEED TO KNOW THE GAMBIA Cooling Fires After 22 years, Yahya Jammeh’s victims of sexual violence, torture, forced disappearances and other crimes […]
Shots Heard Round the World
NEED TO KNOW GUNS Shots Heard Round the World Brazil leads the world in homicides. Newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro believes making it […]
Losing A Limb
NEED TO KNOW THE EUROPEAN UNION Losing A Limb Brits who fancy fresh tulips can now pop over to the corner shop […]
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses…
NEED TO KNOW CANADA Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses… Rahaf Mohammed recently shared photos of her breakfast of […]
NIMBY Geopolitics
NEED TO KNOW IRAQ NIMBY Geopolitics After President Donald Trump’s surprise visit to Iraq on the day after Christmas last year, Iraqi […]